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New green tourism initiatives unveiled at ITB
Ecotrans showcased its massive network and new green tourism initiatives
A packed and excited room awaited those scheduled to attend the EcoTrans workshop at ITB last week.
Presentations from members of the network including: EDEN destinations – now over 100 community tourism destinations in Europe, Alpine Pearls – the multi-award-winning soft mobility network of Alpine villages, Quality Coast, – the network of coastal destinations NECSTouR network of European regions, Living Lakes – over 100 lakes, European Charter Parks, Pan Parks,- the European wild spaces network Landscape of the Year of four cross-border tourism regions, Danube Region, Ecotourism Club Spain, Ecotourism Destinations in Romania, TIES Europe, EARTH, ECEAT the Dutch worldwide agency, ECOTRANS – DestiNet knowledge network
New initiatives were introduced and discussed including: Green travel mapping, GreenHopping, Green Destination Viewer and Eye on Earth.
In particular the MOSAIC project in Olympus, Turkey to showcase good practices and to develop an action plan for 2020.
The VISTA award scheme was discussed as it is growing from a European initiative into a global one.
All in all, the meeting showed that green tourism in Europe is more thriving and multi-faceted than ever.
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